Do I need to do anything between normalizing and quenching?

[SpacemanSpiff23]

After I heat the blade up to non magnetic and let it cool to air temperature, if it is still straight, can I heat it right back up again and quench it?

Also, is it better to go edge first or point first into the oil?

 

[mete]

You can go right to hardening after normalizing.
You can quench edge down or point down but NEVER flat ! Make sure you agitate , edge to spine.

 

[SpacemanSpiff23]

Thank you. How fast should I agitate it?

 

[Fred.Rowe]

Thank you. How fast should I agitate it?

Just back and forth, edge to spine. The hardining takes place in just a second or so. What you are accomplishing by the blade motion is keeping the blade from being surrounded by a jacket of small insulating bubbles.

Fred